Mia’s POV:
I wake up. *sighs*. Another fucking day. I grab my phone from the nightstand.
One message from Daniel.
I unlock it, scrolling through the notification.
Daniel: *yooo* it’s Fridayyy party at my house at 8 what do u think??
God, barely any motivation to *do* anything, and now a party? Hell no.
Mia: idk man I’ll think ab it
Daniel: c’mon gurll get ur ass outta bed and stop being lazy I’m picking u up at 7:40pm
Mia: ugh fine cya
I finally drag myself up and get dressed. Kitchen, breakfast. I sit scrolling through TikTok. Snapchat stories. Check all the socials. Back to bed, Netflix.
-Time passes-
My phone rings. Emma, my best friend. I answer.
Emma: Eyo did u hear Daniel’s having a party tonight?
Mia: Yeah, I know.
Emma: Yo u coming??
Mia: I really don’t want to. Daniel made me agree.
Emma: Bro, get your shit together. C’mon, it’s gonna be fun, I promise. You probably have nothing else to do anyway, right?
Mia: True.
Emma: Basically all you do all day is lay in your goddamn bed. We’re seventeen, Mia, we need to get out and have some fun.
She was right.
Emma: Anyway, need a ride? I can text Daniel to pick you up too?
Mia: Daniel already said he's picking me up.
Emma: Okay cool cyaa
Mia: Byee
I’m not a party person. I don’t drink or smoke. Always the lazy one, barely out of bed in the morning. I do basically nothing all day. I'm pretty much an introvert, probably sticking with Emma or Daniel all night. They're my only real friends in this school. I hang out with others, but not like *this*.
7:20 PM
My phone buzzes. One new message.
Daniel: I’ll be there in 20. U ready?
Shit. Forgot about this. Time just *flies*. I leap out of bed, throw open my closet. Jeans, oversized t-shirt. Chains. Rush to the bathroom, makeup. Check phone. 7:33. Shit, gotta move.
Doorbell rings. I open it. Daniel.
“Hii bitchh u ready to party?” He’s practically vibrating with excitement.
“Yeah, I guess,” I mumble, not feeling any of it. Actually, I'm kinda scared. I always feel like this at parties. Grab jacket, phone, and rush out.
“Get in the car, we have 20 minutes left,” He opens the door for me.
“Thanks,” I mumble.
“Hii girl!” Emma yells.
“Hello I missed you dude” I say while hugging her
“I missed u too. I’m glad you decided to get ready and come. You look so pretty by the way i love your makeup” she was so excited.
For a second, I was actually happy I came. I don’t really party a lot. But I need to have fun sometimes.
We arrive. A few people already inside. Emma drags me into the living room, plops me on the couch.
“Want some snacks ladies?” Daniel asks.
“Yes please,” Emma says, looking at me.
“So.. tell me something you are a little quiet.. is everything okay?” Emma says looking into my eyes.
“sorry yeah everything is fine i just-”
“i know you don't want to be here” she interrupts me "look can we just have fun tonight it's going to be highschool again and suffering and you know.. please let's forget about everything and just vibe?"
"okay" i roll my eyes
"here you go i brought some chips and takis and hot Cheetos i have -"
"thanks Daniel this is enough" Emma smiles at him
"okay then. Do y'all want anything to drink?" Daniel looks at us
"yeah i'll have some vodka" Emma looks at me
"what about you Mia?"
Too many people. I was already uncomfortable. Didn’t even hear what he asked. I kept looking around nervously.
“Heyy Mia?” Daniel waved in front of my face
“What?” I reply.
“Do you want—”
“Hi dude” some guy taps Daniel’s shoulder. It was Zack.
“Oh look who actually made it” Daniel chuckles
“Did you bring your girl?” Daniel asked him
“yes i did. she didn't want to come at first because she didn't want people recognizing her but she changed her mind.”
“Oh cool” Daniel and Zack walked away
Me and Emma just sat on the couch. I was looking around. There were some random dudes from our school and also some girls that i knew from our school and there were also some people that I've never seen in my life.
“ok you need to stop looking around and go talk to someone” she said while drinking her cup of vodka.
She grabbed my hand and pulled me up and pushed me into the crowd of people. There were so many people drinking and smoking. I didn't really like that. I looked back at Emma and she was dancing. I walked around till I saw this girl sitting on the couch trying to avoid everybody. She was on her phone. Ok Mia go talk to that girl. I went up to her. I was trying to think what the fuck should i say.
“hi”